Preferred Name |
Placenta |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13272 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus. An organ present in true mammals during embryonic developmen that provides the fetus with nutrients and oxygen, facilitates gas and waste exchange between the fetus and mother. |
code |
C13272 |
Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 |
Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
DEFINITION |
An organ present in some vertebrates during embryonic gestation that surrounds the fetus and provides it with nutrients and oxygen, facilitates gas and waste exchange between the fetus and mother, and provides parasitic cloaking from the mother's immune system by excretion of neurokinin B. |
FULL_SYN |
Placental |
label |
Placenta |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Placenta |
Preferred_Name |
Placenta |
prefixIRI |
C13272 |
prefLabel |
Placenta |
Semantic_Type |
Embryonic Structure |
UMLS_CUI |
C0032043 |
subClassOf |